January 19, 2021 Conservation Commission Monthly Meeting

Submitted Project Materials for the January 19, 2021 Conservation Commission Meeting - Members of the public can view and download application materials at this link for all projects scheduled for the January 19, 2021 Conservation Commission Meeting. 

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Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20,and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Salem Conservation Commission will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website, at www.salem.com. 

For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch, listen or provide comment during the meeting may do so in the following manner: 

• Follow this link or enter it into your browser to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87241837332?pwd=ZWhoak9Pb2xPTTZneEZrbkp6dTFrZz...
• Follow this link or enter it into your web browser to open the Zoom website at https://zoom.us/join. Enter meeting ID # “872-4183-7332” as directed on the webpage and click “Join”. Follow the on-screen instructions to join the meeting. Enter password “533220”.
• Participants can dial a toll-free phone number at 877-853-5257 to join the meeting. When prompted, enter meeting ID # “872-4183-7332” and the follow the instructions to join the meeting. Password is “533220”.

The meeting will be opened at 6:15pm to allow members of the public to test their audio. During portions of the meeting in which public comment is permitted, members of the public who have “raised their hand” in Zoom will be called on to offer comment.  In order to raise a hand, members of the public using the Zoom computer of phone application may click the “Raise Hand” button; members of the public dialing in may press “*9” to raise their hand to speak.  Members of the public can alternatively email their comment before the start of the meeting to bdolan@salem.com.

No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the city’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting. 

Application materials can be accessed using the Salem Conservation Commission website at https://www.salem.com/conservation-commission. 

 MEETING AGENDA

I. ROLL CALL

II. REGULAR AGENDA

A. Amitié Offshore Submarine Fiber Optic Cable – DEP #64-715 – Public Hearing – Notice of Intent for Kevin  Salvadori, Edge Cable Holdings USA, LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.  The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the proposed installation of a submarine fiber optic cable in offshore waters within an area subject to the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem’s Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.

B. 57 Marlborough Road – DEP # 64-710 – Public Hearing – Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation for Paul DiBiase, Osborne Hills Realty Trust, PO Box 780, Lynnfield, MA 01940.  The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the proposed delineation of wetland resource area boundaries and their associated buffer zones for the property located at 57 Marlborough Rd, Map 9, Parcel 1 within an area subject to the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem’s Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.

C. 57 Marlborough Road – DEP # 64-xxx – Public Hearing – Notice of Intent for Paul DiBiase, Osborne Hills Realty Trust, PO Box 780, Lynnfield, MA 01940.  The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the proposed construction of a subdivision roadway, utilities, and associated drainage infrastructure within an area subject to the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem’s Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.

III. OLD/NEW BUSINESS

a. 21 Hemenway Rd – DEP #64-714 – Request to withdraw

b. Forest River Pool – DEP #64-693 – Request for minor modification

c. 9 Winter Island Road – DEP #64-711 – Request for minor modification

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. November 17, 2020

b. December 15, 2020

V. ADJOURNMENT

Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.